Suzanne Vega is a real New York artist through and through: The singer-songwriter grew up in East Harlem and the Upper West Side, broke out of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the ’80s, and lives on the West Side now. So it’s fitting that she’s doing a residency called “Suzanne Vega Sings Her New York Songs at the Carlyle” — which concludes at Café Carlyle on Friday and Saturday.

Here, Vega, 59, reveals her favorite meal at “Tom’s Diner,” why she’ll always play “Luka,” and her special connection to Pete Seeger’s feet.

I would imagine you’d have to do “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner” every night you play, right?Every night of my entire life! Which I do not mind. I am very happy with singing those two songs. We also always sing “Marlene on the Wall.” I love doing the hits because people love it, they light up and they sing along.

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“Tom’s Diner” was based on Tom’s Restaurant in Morningside Heights. When is the last time you were there and what is your favorite thing to order?Last time I went there was December, because any time a TV crew from out of town wants to do an interview with me they always drag me up there. What I used to eat there when I went all the time was two eggs over easy, bacon, coffee and whole-wheat toast. They have my name on the menu, but they misspelled it “Susan.”

Another one of your hits, “Left of Center,” was on the classic “Pretty in Pink” soundtrack. When was the last time you watched that movie and do you have a favorite character?My favorite character is of course the Molly Ringwald character. I mean, how could it not be? And the last time I watched was probably when it came out. I’m really more into film noir, to be honest.

You were a modern dance major at the “Fame” school when it was called the High School of Performing Arts. Do you still dance?I still dance privately — in the privacy of my own room. Or maybe after a couple of gin and tonics at a party. And I do a lot of yoga.

‘I love doing the hits because people love it, they light up and they sing along.’

Do you remember your first show in New York City?My first show was at Carnegie Hall with Pete Seeger — in 1972, I believe. I was 12. He was doing a benefit for my school [Children’s Community Workshop School], and he picked out a handful of children to sit at his feet. I really, really wanted to be one of the kids chosen, so I stood really close to him and sang as loudly as I could — like right in his face. And he chose me and my sister [Alyson]. That is the first time I appeared onstage in New York City — at the feet of Pete Seeger. It was amazing. I wish I had a photo.

Do you still go check out the Greenwich Village folk scene?It’s not the same. A lot of the clubs have closed. I do go to the Bitter End — that’s pretty much the only one that’s still kind of running the way it used to be.

What are your thoughts on the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements in relation to the music industry?It’s been a long time coming. I, myself, have not had any #MeToo moments in my music career. In fact, I married my producer [ex-husband Mitchell Froom], so that’s far from being a #MeToo moment. But I think all of that stuff had to come out, and this is the moment when that’s happening.

You turn 60 in July. Did you ever think that you’d still be going strong doing the music thing at 60?I did. I committed to this long-term. I wanted to be like Bob Dylan, I wanted to be like Leonard Cohen, I wanted to be like Lou Reed. And they just kept going right up until the end. So that’s how I hoped it would be.